Word: captain
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...greatest Game of them all was in 1968. Both Harvard and Yale brought undefeated 8-0 records into the pre-Thanksgiving face-off, the lone time in history that has happened. The Crimson were led by 5'6 halfback Vic Gatto, the captain, who guided a steady offense that supported a deep, veteran defense that only gave up 41 points going into The Game. The Bulldogs countered with a powerful offensive squad, with running back Calvin Hill, a future NFL star and father of Detroit Piston Grant Hill, and Brian Dowling, a quarterback who had not lost a game...
...captain Beth Zotter moved to the midfield from her natural position of forward in the middle of the season, sacrificing her scoring numbers for the good of the team. Zotter epitomized the unselfish play of the senior class...
...glue that held the team together throughout the year was the team's anchor in the sweeper position: co-captain Jess Larson...
...three-year starter and captain of her high school team in Colorado, Ripmaster earned All-State honors twice. Her club team, the Colorado Rush, won four national titles in 1999 (U-17, U-19, U-23, and Open...
...result of a crime. U.S. officials believe that a relief pilot muttered the phrase "Tawakilt ala Allah" ("I put my faith in God" or "I entrust myself to God") before turning off the auto-pilot, putting the plane into a headlong dive and turning off the engine when the captain tried to climb out of the death plunge. A chilling detail was added by a law enforcement source who told the AP that the man prefaced the religious phrase by saying "I made my decision...